Activists in Hong Kong demonstrate for the release of rights lawyers detained on the Chinese mainland, Aug. 25, 2015. RFA
Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin will prosecute the head of a top Beijing law firm and three legal activists on charges of “subverting state power,” the state prosecutor in Tianjin said on an official blog on Friday. Continue reading
China Set to Prosecute Top Rights Lawyer, Three Activists for Subversion已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Hu Shigen, Indictment, Lawyer, Subversion, Tianjin
A screen shot from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group’s Facebook page showing detained family members and attorneys, June 7, 2016. RFA
The whereabouts of Chinese legal aide Zhao Wei following her reported release from detention last week remained unclear on Thursday as her husband traveled to Zhao’s parents’ home in central China and found it empty. Continue reading
Mystery Surrounding Detained China Legal Aide Deepens, Lawyer Silenced已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Inciting Subversion, Lawyer, rumor, Tianjin, Zhao Wei
Freed Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, right, is accompanied by pro-democracy lawyer Albert Ho after giving a news conference in Hong Kong, June 16, 2016.
WASHINGTON—China is toughening its position in the case of five Hong Kong booksellers it detained last year for publishing books critical of Chinese leaders.
China Hardens Position Against Hong Kong Booksellers已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Press Freedom
Tagged bookseller, Gui Minhai, Hong Kong, Lam Wing-kee
A man walks past a tricycle cart decorated with flowers and a poster with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders, parked on a street in Beijing, July 9, 2016. Overseas bar associations and lawyers groups have issued an open letter to Chinese President
More than 140 human rights lawyers in China have endorsed a joint statement calling on Chinese authorities to immediately release lawyer Ren Quanniu, who was arrested late last week on suspicion of “picking quarrels.”
Chinese Rights Lawyers Demand Immediate Release of Colleague已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged detention, Lawyer, open letter, rumor, Zhao Wei
Detained legal assistant Zhou Wei is shown in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of New Citizens Movement
The lawyer for a Chinese legal assistant who was reported released last week has been detained for “spreading rumors” after he looked into reports his client was sexually assaulted during her year in detention. Continue reading
Lawyer for Legal Assistant Zhao Wei is Detained Over Sexual Assault Rumors已关闭评论
Posted in Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged detention, Inciting Subversion, Lawyer, Release, sexual assault, Zhao Wei
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu poses during an interview in Hong Kong, March 20, 2014. AFP
One year after Beijing police raided the homes of prominent human rights attorneys with the Fengrui law firm, China’s legal profession is still reeling from the shock of what was to be a coordinated and nationwide campaign to silence them. Continue reading
One Year After Crackdown, China’s Lawyers Face ‘Complete Powerlessness’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Lawyer, Subversion, Wang Yu
The defense attorney for jailed rights lawyer Li Heping discovered he was relieved of duty when he visited his client in detention, Feb. 18, 2016. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
Chinese authorities in the northern port city of Tianjin said on Thursday they have released a legal assistant detained in last year’s nationwide crackdown on rights lawyers, after unconfirmed reports that she was sexually assaulted in custody. Continue reading
Tianjin Police Release Legal Assistant Zhao Wei on ‘Bail’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Subversion
Tagged Inciting Subversion, on bail, police, Release, Tianjin, Zhao Wei
Returned bookseller Lam Wing-kei speaks to RFA in Hong Kong, June 20, 2016. RFA
Police in China’s eastern city of Ningbo have called on bookseller Lam Wing-kee, whose explosive revelations of eight months in Chinese detention rocked his native Hong Kong, to return to the mainland to cooperate with an investigation. Continue reading
Chinese Police Want Outspoken Bookseller Lam to Return to the Mainland已关闭评论
Posted in Hong Kong Democracy, Press Freedom
Tagged bookseller, Causeway Bay Books, Gui Minhai, Hong Kong, Lam Wing-kee, Ningbo
